5. Week 17

The Packers barely managed to secure a playoff spot for themselves in the final game of the season, pulling out a 10-3 win in the final minutes of the fourth quarter.

That's after Jay Cutler threw an interception and had already put together a fairly poor effort.

If the Bears can hold the point margin close like that again, it seems likely that the offense will figure things out and take care of what needs taking care of.

4. Julius Peppers

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A lot of people have been talking about Clay Matthews and his impact on the game, and then they leave Julius Peppers to the wayside like he is a non-factor.

I'm not saying that Matthews is bad (quite the opposite, in fact). I'm not saying that Julius Peppers is just as good as Matthews (he's not).

He can still have a huge impact on the game.

Considering the weakness of the Green Bay Packers' offensive line, Peppers is going to have a lot of opportunities to put pressure on Aaron Rodgers, and that is going to be key. One big hit could very well take the star quarterback out of the game, knowing his concussion history.

3. Devin Hester

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Opponents have two options when kicking to the Chicago Bears:

Kick it out of bounds or out of the back of the end zone. This gives up good field position.

Kick the ball to Devin Hester, risk a touchdown.

Kicking the ball is practically a lose-lose situation, and it's all because of Devin Hester.

2. All-Star Coaching Staff

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As much as the Bears would like to believe that their free agent acquisitions and the coaching of Lovie Smith got them to where they are now, that isn't even half the story.

The real superstars for the Chicago Bears this season have been guys like Mike Martz and Rod Marinelli, both of whom were head coaches in the NFL at one point.

The two have done wonders in their first years (two years for Marinelli, one for Martz), changing the Bears almost to a point where they look even better than they did when they made their last Super Bowl run (maybe that's because they have a quarterback now...who knows?).

1. The Presidential Seal of Approval

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Well damn, Barack Obama has thrown his support behind the Chicago Bears, even saying that he would attend the Super Bowl should they advance.

Guess the Green Bay Packers should just pack it in, because the power of the Presidential Seal of Approval is just too much to counteract.

Seriously, though, has there ever been a president who has made a bigger deal about sports than Barack Obama?